William H. Robertson, Ph.D.
Teacher Education Department

Research

Peer Reviewed National and International Journals - published

Garcia, C.V., Robertson, W.H., Lougheed, V.L., Tweedie, C.E., Velasco, A. (2013). Journey to the end of the earth: Analyzing the outcomes of a field-based research program in Antarctica, The journal of college science teaching, Volume 42, Number 4, pp. 82-91.

Robertson, W.H., Meyer, R. & Wilkerson, T. (2012). The mathematics of skateboarding: A relevant application of the 5Es of constructivism, The journal of education and learning, Volume 2, Number 1, December, pp. 32-36.

Carrejo, D. & Robertson, W.H., (2011). Integrating mathematical modeling for undergraduate pre-service science education learning and instruction in the middle school classroom, The US-China education review, Volume 8, Number 4, April, pp. 499-509.

Lougheed, V.L., Herrera J., Robertson, W.H., Tweedie, C.E. (2010). “Out of the frying pan and into the freezer: Students from the desert travel to Antarctica!” Polar science and global climate: An international resource for education and outreach. Kaiser, B. (editor). Pearson Education Limited. Great Britain.

Garcia, C.V., Giangiulio, A., Lougheed, V.L. Robertson, W.H., Tweedie, C.E. (2010). “Polar feasts!” Polar science and global climate: An international resource for education and outreach. Kaiser, B. (editor). Pearson Education Limited. Great Britain.

Robertson, W.H. (2009). Dr. Skateboard’s action science: Transforming science education for middle school students, The south eastern teacher education journal, Volume 2, Number 1, Winter, pp. 23-29.

Robertson, W.H., Garcia, C.V., Lougheed, V., Tweedie, C., Velasco, A. (2009). Bridging the gap between real world polar science and the classroom, The journal of college science teaching, Volume 39, Issue 2.

Robertson, W.H. (2009). Dr. Skateboard’s action science: Teaching physics in context, The science education review, Volume 8, Number 1, pp. 30-34.

Robertson, W.H. (2009). Skateboard: Ciencia de acción de Doctor Skateboard: Educacion transformativa en física (in Spanish), Perspectivas educacionales, Number 9, pp. 343-350.

Robertson, W.H., Garcia, C.V., Lougheed, V., Tweedie, C., Velasco, A. (2009). Construyendo un puente entre ciencia polar en el mundo real y el aula (in Spanish), Revista chilena de educación científica, Volume 8, Number 1.

Robertson, W.H. (2009). Dr. Skateboard’s action science: Transforming science education for middle school students, The south eastern teacher education journal, Volume 2, Number 1, Winter, pp. 23-29.

Robertson, W.H. (2008). The greatest constructivist ever: The pedagogy of Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Matthew in the context of the 5Es, Christian perspectives in education, Liberty University Press, Volume 1, Number 2, Spring, Article 5, pp. 1-17.

Robertson, W.H. (2007). El uso de preguntas y descubrimiento en el contexto de química (in Spanish), Revista chilena de educación científica, Volume 6, Number 1, pp. 9-12.

Robertson, W.H., Munter, Judith, and Garcia, Claudia (2006). Science education on the U.S./Mexico border: Field-based studies for future teachers in bilingual/binational schools, Journal of praxis in multicultural education, Volume 1, Number 1, pp. 45 - 63.

Robertson, W.H., Giza, Brian H. and Hampton, Elaine (2006). Implementing the Texas master science teacher program, The Texas science teacher, Fall.

Robertson, W.H. (2006). A practical approach to building web sites in the classroom, National social sciences perspectives journal, Volume 32, Number 1, pp. 181-188.

Books and Video Curriculum - Published

Robertson, W.H. (2013). Action science: Relevant teaching and active learning, Corwin Publishers, Thousands Oaks, CA. - (in press).

Robertson, W.H. (2008). Developing problem-based curriculum: Unlocking student success utilizing critical thinking and inquiry, Kendall Hunt Publishers, Des Moines, Iowa. - ISBN # 9780757553462 (paperback).

Robertson, W.H. (2008). Dr. Skateboard’s Action Science, Disc 2 Day Publishers, Tempe, Arizona.

Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings

Robertson, W.H., & Carrejo, D. (2010). Project STIMMULIS: Science Teachers Integrating Mathematical Modeling for Undergraduate Learning and Instruction in Schools, In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference 2010 (pp. 1612-1619).

Robertson, W.H. (2010). Dr. Skateboard’s action science: Increasing science knowledge and skills for middle school teachers, Proceedings of American Institute of Higher Education (AIHE) International Conference 2010, Volume 3, Number 1, pp. 288-297.

Robertson, W. (2009). Transforming Middle School Science Education Through Action Science. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference 2009 (pp. 3686-3690).

Robertson, W. (2007). Field-based science education with a community service learning focus, Proceedings of American Educational Research Association (AERA) International Conference 2007.

Robertson, W., Giza, B. & Kuehne, S. (2007). Increasing Pre-service Teacher Science Test Success with a Tutorial CD. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference 2007 (pp. 3467-3471).

Robertson, B. (2006). Utilizing Web Based Technologies In Problem-Based Learning. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference 2006 (pp. 4052-4056).

Robertson, B. (2005). Phases Of Web Based Curriculum Development. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference 2005 (pp. 3740-3744).

Robertson, W. (2005). School university Collaborations at UTEP: Problem-Based Learning in Teacher Preparation for Science and Mathematics, Proceedings of Innovación en la Enseñanza de la Ciencia (INNOVEC) International Conference 2005.
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